Departmental Faculty

Alison Frank Johnson

Alison Frank Johnson

Professor of History and of Germanic Languages and Literatures
Department Chair

Alison Frank Johnson received degrees in German and Russian at Williams College (B.A.) and in History at Harvard University (A.M. and Ph.D.). She also has...

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Barker Center 345 and
Center for European Studies 404
p: (617) 496-2443 and (617) 495-4329
Office Hours: Wednesday afternoons by appointment
Agnes Broomé

Agnes Broomé

Preceptor in Scandinavian
Director of Undergraduate Studies in Scandinavian

Agnes Broomé began her studies at the University of Edinburgh, where she completed an M.A. in Linguistics, followed by further studies in London, where...

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Barker Center 352
p: (617) 496-4158
Office Hours: By appointment
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Daniel Carranza

Assistant Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures (2022-present)
Director of Graduate Studies (2023-present)
Fellow in Germanic Languages and Literatures (2020-2022)

Daniel Carranza studied German literature and philosophy in Portland (OR), Tübingen, Chicago, and Leipzig. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from the...

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Barker Center 356
p: (617) 496-2135
Office Hours: Mondays 1-3
Koerner

Joseph Koerner

Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures
Victor S. Thomas Professor of History of Art & Architecture, Department of History of Art & Architecture

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised there and in Vienna, Austria, Joseph Leo Koerner studied English and...

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Broadway 485
p: (617) 496-3997
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Stephen Arthur Mitchell

Robert S. and Ilse Friend Professor of Scandinavian and Folklore
Curator, The Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature
Chair, Folklore & Mythology

As an undergraduate, I attended the University of California, Berkeley (A.B. in Anthropology and Scandinavian Languages and Literatures), the University...

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Warren House
p: (617) 495-4788
Office Hours: On leave 2020-21
Lisa Parkes

Lisa Parkes

Senior Lecturer (On leave Spring 2024)
Director of German Language Program
Director of Undergraduate Studies in German

Dr. Parkes completed her undergraduate degree in German and Music at the University of London and came to the U.S. for her graduate studies, completing...

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Barker 348
p: (617) 495-3548
Office Hours: By appointment
Rentschler

Eric Rentschler

On Leave
Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures

Eric Rentschler received his academic training in German literature, German history, and European intellectual history, studying in Stuttgart, Bonn, and...

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Barker Center 350
p: (617) 496-4930
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1-3